Every Father's Day, my kids get their dad a book about how awesome he is. Sometimes it's an interactive book, one to which they've added photos or drawings. Sometimes it's a song. Sometimes it's just a beautiful story, with beautiful illustrations to ...

I read The Librarian of Auschwitz in January. Review spoiler alert: it's incredible. It floored me. I immediately wrote this review, then immediately thought that it didn't do justice to the book.
So it (immediately) sat here in my drafts folder ...

Hello! And welcome to a new book review. One I was planning to publish last week, allowing you plenty of time to adjust your Christmas shopping and wish lists accordingly.
Oops. Life is a tricky little thing sometimes, isn't it?
Oh well. I'm ...

So, guess what? I'm currently doing a writing course! It's long overdue; I wish I'd done it a long time ago. But I'm doing it now, and I love it, and it's great, and I love it, and I wish it would never end, and I love it.
I have always worked ...

Hi! I'm back. With another book review. And this time, I have THREE copies to give away!
So let's fast-forward the intro and get right into it, shall we?
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The Cook and the King / Julia Donaldson and David Roberts
(Macmillan Children's ...

It's been more than a year between book reviews. How did that even happen?
I've been reading. I've been enjoying reading. I just haven't gotten around to sharing that enjoyment with you all.
Well, this time I am. AND I have a copy to give away! ...

Almost nine years ago, I started my day much like any other.
I woke to a screeching alarm. I showered, got dressed, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth and walked out the front door. I headed to the train station. I squeezed my way onto a packed, ...

It's angry and frightened
And bitter and sad
It's numbness
Wrapped in every feeling you've had
It's constantly watching
And checking around you
Hoping your enemy
Doesn't surround you
It's planting a grin
On your public 'brave face'
It's ...

You expect
Trust
And respect
But return none
We reject
Your brand of 'fun'
You use
You abuse
You lie
Our kids cry
We ask why
You deny
We all lose
We're done
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
A memory flashes
Gathers rust
And ...

I've interviewed my children for this blog three times now. That makes it an official tradition, right?
Time to do it again. Here is the 2017 edition of Interview with my children.
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What is the best thing about having me as your ...